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- Title
BRAIN DEATH AND ORGAN MAINTENANCE: KNOWLEDGE OF INTENSIVE CARE PROFESSIONALS.
- Authors
Amaral da Silva, Francisca Aline; Sampaio Pierot Cunha, Débora; Abraão Caetano Lira, Jefferson; Ribeiro, José Francisco; de Sousa Campelo, Gabriel Vitor; Vilar Teixeira Nunes, Benevina Maria
- Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the knowledge of the health professionals who work in the Intensive Care Unit on the diagnosis of brain death and the maintenance of organs in potential donors. Method: quantitative-qualitative, evaluative, descriptive and exploratory study with 21 health professionals in a referral hospital. The data were collected with a questionnaire and submitted to the Content Analysis Technique, in the Categorical Analysis modality. Results: two categories emerged after the analysis << Knowledge about organ maintenance >> and << Knowledge about the brain death protocol >>. Conclusion: Intensivist professionals presented adequate knowledge about the brain death protocol, however, training focusing on organ maintenance and contraindications for transplantation should be carried out to provide a higher professional qualification and increase the number of effective donors.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; HOSPITALS; BRAIN death; CONTENT analysis; ORGAN donation; INTELLECT; INTENSIVE care nursing; INTENSIVE care units; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL personnel; MEDICAL protocols; ORGAN donors; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE research; QUANTITATIVE research; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/1981-8963-v12i1a25130p51-58-2018